Lorenzo Nichols
Lorenzo Nichols | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1958 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| Other names | "Fat Cat" |
| Occupation | Drug lord |
| Criminal charges | RICO |
| Criminal penalty | 40 years |
| Criminal status | No longer incarcerated |
| Spouse |
Joanne McClinton
(m. 1981; div. 1985)Yammy Nichols (m. 2021) |
| Children | 6 |
Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols (born December 25, 1958) is an American convicted former drug kingpin who ran a sophisticated drug trafficking organization in the 1980s in Jamaica, Queens. Members of Nichols' crew were a friend from prison, Howard "Pappy" Mason, a key part of Nichols' operation; Luc "Spoon" Stephen, a trusted associate; and Joseph "Mike Bones" Rogers. Nichols' headquarters was Big Mac's Deli, a business that he inherited from his then father-in-law.
According to the book Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler by Ethan Brown, he got his nickname "Fat Cat" because of his "linebacker-thick neck, a head so big it nearly blocked out his friends' faces in snapshots, and his rangy beard".